- DURATION 1 hour 45 minutes x 4
Event Description
Claire Cartwright, founder of Friends with Shakespeare, returns with a series of four workshops on the glorious Much Ado About Nothing. Each week we will read sections of the play aloud, discussing the context, character, and ideas woven into the play. You do not need to know the play or have read it before. We will explore and discover as we go.
- Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes x 4
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Claire
Claire Cartwright, founder of Friends with Shakespeare, is an actress, writer, producer and tutor. She focused on Shakespeare during her English Literature degree at Edinburgh University and continued this focus while training as an actress at ALRA. Claire has been teaching Shakespeare to both students and adults for over 10 years.
She has played a number of Shakespeare’s leading ladies in London and around the world, including Portia (The Merchant of Venice), Lady Macbeth - twice…best not read too much into that! (Macbeth), Hermione (A Winter’s Tale), Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) and Peaseblossom … indisputably the leading fairy, if not the leading lady! (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
Preparing for the Event
Ensure you have access to the play, either a physical copy or an online version (click here)
For the best experience, you will need to have Zoom downloaded onto your computer. Please ensure you're connected to broadband/wifi rather than using your mobile phone connection (3G/4G).
We also recommend that pets are either calmly sitting on your lap or in another room, and any refreshments you may require are within your reach!
Reviews
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Philomena
November 2021
This was one of the most interesting and enjoyable online events I have ever attended. Claire is a mine of information which provided invaluable information about the play. The readers were fantastic.
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Christine
July 2021
Excellent session. I really enjoyed it. I know the play very well but Claire’s historical, social and mythological background really added depth to my knowledge. I would love to do another session as I am a real Shakespeare fan!
More Information
What if I can’t make the event?
If a recording’s available for the event, you can still register for it and we will send you an email with a link to a recording shortly after it ends.
Will my camera be on and will I be visible to the other people?
Your camera and microphone does not need to be on for you to enjoy the event. The choice about whether to do this is completely yours.
How do I watch the live event?
Rest Less events are hosted on Zoom, a computer application that allows you to attend online events just by clicking a link. For detailed instructions, please go to our "FAQ" page, which you can find a link to in the nav bar at the top of the page.
How do I sign-up for and access the recording? (Recorded events only)
Book the event as normal (as if you are attending live). After the event ends you will automatically receive a post-event email with a link to the recording, as long as the event was recorded. You do not need to do anything else and there is no separate booking process for recordings only. Please note it can take up to 24 hours for Zoom to process recordings.